Against the Wall (1994) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Frankenheimer.

Cast

• Kyle MacLachlan as Michael Smith
• Samuel L. Jackson as Jamaal
• Clarence Williams III as Chaka
• Frederic Forrest as Weisbad
• Harry Dean Stanton as Hal
• Anne Heche as Sharon Smith
• Danny Trejo as Luis
• Philip Bosco as Oswald
• Tom Bower as Ed
• Carmen Argenziano as Mancusi
• Peter Murnik as Jess
• Steve Harris as Cecil
• David Ackroyd as William Kuntsler
• Denis Forest as Denny
• Mark Cabus as Ken
• Bruce Evers as Yates
• Richard Cowl as Barber
• Bud Davis as Bud
• Jeffrey Buckner Ford as Willis
• Joey Anderson as Mrs. Willis
• Danny Drew as Kareem
• Al Garrison as Puzzled inmate
• Vincent Harris as Metal shop riotor
• Vincent Henry as Reporter #1
• Scott Higgins as Reporter #2
• Rand Hopkins as Trooper captain
• James Mayberry as Scared inmate
• James 'Sonny' Moore as Elderly inmate
• Bart Whiteman as Trooper sergeant
• Craig Hosking as Helicopter Pilot
• Juan Garcia as Nunez
• Tommy Barnes as Guard (uncredited)
• Jared Brent Johnson as News crew member (uncredited)
• DeForest Mapp as Billups (uncredited)
• David Edward Perry as Bouncer Dave (uncredited)
• Garth Shaw as Inmate (uncredited)
• Tommy Lister Jr. as Prisoner
• Pete Berwick as Stabbed Convict (uncredited)

Crew

• John Frankenheimer — Director
• Ron Hutchinson — Writer
• Gary Chang — Original Music Composer
• John R. Leonetti — Director of Photography
• Steven R. McGlothen — Producer

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